Ascending Grapefern vs bushman's-poison

Botrychium ascendens compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while bushman's-poison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Acokanthera
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

bushman's-poison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.